Railway-rail stay.



UNITE STATES Patented April 19, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

EDYVARD LAAS, OF ELGIN, AND HIRAliI H. SPONENBURG, OF VVADS- VVORTH,ILLINOIS.

RAILWAY-HAIL STAY- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.757,754, dated April 19, 1904,

Application filed December 16, 1903. Serial No. 185,340. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that we, EDWARD LAAS, a resident of Elgin, in the county ofKane, and HIRAM H. SPONENBURG, a resident of Wadsworth, in the county ofLake, in the State of Illinois, citizens of the United States, havejointly invented new and useful Improvements in Railway-Rail Stays, ofwhich the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,.is a full, clear, and exact desci'iption.

This invention relates to the class of railstays which are employed onrailways and are secured to the rail and provided with abutments bearingon the sides of the cross-ties for the purpose of preventing the railfrom creeping longitudinally.

The invention consists in a novel construction of the anticreepingrail-stay which aflords a more direct and positive hold on the rail andby the abutment of said stay against the side of the cross-tie assuresprevention of Iongitudinal creeping of the rail.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of a railway-railequipped with our improved anticreeping stay. Fig. 2 is a transversesection of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line X X inFig. 2

"iewed in the direction of the arrow. Fig. i is a top plan view of theanticreeping railstay, and Fig. 5 is an insometric perspective view of amodification of the detail construction of one of the rail-gripping jawsof our invention.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

R represents one of the rails of a railway. Adenotes one of thecross-ties which support said rail upon the road-bed. The dart Dindicates the direction in which the rail tends to creep. It is thiscreeping of the rail which is designed to be resisted by our improvedrail-stay, which is constructed as follows: a

and (0' represent the rail-gripping jaws, which are disposed at oppositesides of the rail R and in position to abut against the side of thecross-tie A. These jaws are formed with horizontally-prolonged bottombearings b, extending part way across the under side of the rail,

as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The bearings I) are out of contactwith each other to allow the jaws to freely move into positionto gripthe base or flanges of the rail, which flanges serve as fulcrums for thejaws, which are guided rectilineally by the bearings b b, pressed ontothe bottom of the rail. From the bottom of each of the bearings 6projects a lug or perforated ear 0 to afford a hold for a suitable tiefor drawing the jaws toward each other, so as to cause them to firmlyand securely grip the edges of the base of the rail. For this purpose Weprefer to employ a bolt d, which passes through the perforated ears 0 cand is provided at one end with a head 0', by which it engages one ofthe said ears, and with a nut 01., by which it bears on the other ofsaid ears.

We do not limit ourselves specifically to the aforesaid means fortightening the bolt on the ears 0 c, inasmuch as said bolt may beprovided with a nut on each end, or one of the said ears may bescrew-threaded internally to serve the function of a nut, or in place ofthe nut 11. a key or wedge may be employed by providing the bolt with aslot or seat for the reception of said key or wedge.

We preferably form the jaw a slightly at an angle in relation to the jawa, so that in applying said jaws in proper position for gripping therail R the jaw a will lie a short distance from the side of thecross-tie A, as illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawings. The saidarrangement of the jaws causes the jaw a to be crowded toward a lineparallel with the jaw a when subjected to severe strain in resisting thecreeping of the rail. The said movement of the jaw a causes the engagingportion thereof to obtain a firmer grip on the rail. One of the jaws,preferably the jaw a,

which is provided with the longer bottonixgo bearing 6,: is formed witha depending flange e, by which it abuts against the side of the tie,

as more clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, which abutment isstrengthened by a brace f, extending from the bottom of the jaw to theflange or abutment e and formed integral therewith.

The detail construction of the jaw with its bott0m-bearing and lug orear may be modified without depriving it of its essential features. Oneof such modifications is illustrated in Fig. 5 of the drawings, in whichthe tiebolt-receiving lug or ear is of the form of channel Z in thebottom bearing 7) adjacent to the gripping portion of the jaw a. Thebrace f in this case extends from the flange or abutment e to the underside of the channel Z to reinforce the latter. We prefer, however tostrengthen the jaws a a by means of ribs 1 1 as shown in Fig. l and Fig.4 of the drawings.

What we claim as our invention is 1. A railway-rail stay consisting oftwo separate rail-gripping jaws fulcrumed on the rail-flanges and withhorizontally-prolonged bottom bearings sustained out of contact witheach other and abutting the side of the tie,

20 lugs projecting from said bottom bearings,

Disclaimer in Letters Patent No. 757,754.

and a bolt engaging the lugs and provided with means for drawing thejaws into engage- V ment with the rail as set forth.

' 2. A railway-rail stay consisting of separate laterally movable railgripping jaws, each formed with a bottom portion bearing on the underside of the rail and with a depending lug, a bolt passing through thelugs and provided with a head on one end and with a nut on the oppositeend, and an abutment depending from the bottom bearing of one of thejaws as set forth and shown.

3. A railway-rail stay-consisting of separate laterally-movablerail-gripping jaws disposed at an angle in relation to each other andeach formed with a bottom portion bearing on the under side of the railand with a depending lug, a bolt engaging the lug and provided withmeans for drawing the jaws into engagement with the rail, and anabutment depending from one of said jaws as set forth.

EDWARD LAAS. HIRAM H. SPONENBURG.

Witnesses:

W. H. (J. JAQUEs, THOMAS STRONG.

DISCLAIMER.

757,754.-Edward Laas, Elgin, and Hi'ram H.

Patent dated April 19, 1904.

RAIL STAY. Otto R. Barnett, assignee. Enters this disclaimerSponenbu'rg, Wadsworth, Ill. RAILWAY- Disclaimer filed November 9, 1908,by

To that part of the claim in said specification which is in thefollowing words to wit:

1. A railway-rail stay consisting of two separate rail-gripping jawsfulerumed on bearings, into engagement with the rail as set forth.

bearings sustained out of con- 2. A railway-rail stay consisting ofseparate laterall -movab1 Zach formed with a bottom portion bearing onthe under side of t h e r il fri d wiih il ependmg lug, a bolt passingthrough the lugs and provided with a head on one end and with a nut onthe opposite end, and an abutment depending from the bottom bearin ofone of the aws as set forth and shown. [Ofiicial Gazette, November 17,1.908.] g

bott0m-bearing and lug or ear may be modified without depriving it ofits essential features. One of such modifications is illustrated in Fig.5 of the drawings, in which the tiebolt-receiving lug or ear is of theform of channel Z in the bottom bearing 7) adjacent to the grippingportion of the jaw a. The brace f in this case extends from the flangeor abutment e to the under side of the channel Z to reinforce thelatter. We prefer, however to strengthen the jaws a a by means of ribs 11 as shown in Fig. l and Fig. 4 of the drawings.

What we claim as our invention is 1. A railway-rail stay consisting oftwo separate rail-gripping jaws fulcrumed on the rail-flanges and withhorizontally-prolonged bottom bearings sustained out of contact witheach other and abutting the side of the tie,

20 lugs projecting from said bottom bearings,

Disclaimer in Letters Patent No. 757,754.

and a bolt engaging the lugs and provided with means for drawing thejaws into engage- V ment with the rail as set forth.

' 2. A railway-rail stay consisting of separate laterally movable railgripping jaws, each formed with a bottom portion bearing on the underside of the rail and with a depending lug, a bolt passing through thelugs and provided with a head on one end and with a nut on the oppositeend, and an abutment depending from the bottom bearing of one of thejaws as set forth and shown.

3. A railway-rail stay-consisting of separate laterally-movablerail-gripping jaws disposed at an angle in relation to each other andeach formed with a bottom portion bearing on the under side of the railand with a depending lug, a bolt engaging the lug and provided withmeans for drawing the jaws into engagement with the rail, and anabutment depending from one of said jaws as set forth.

EDWARD LAAS. HIRAM H. SPONENBURG.

Witnesses:

W. H. (J. JAQUEs, THOMAS STRONG.

DISCLAIMER.

757,754.-Edward Laas, Elgin, and Hi'ram H.

Patent dated April 19, 1904.

RAIL STAY. Otto R. Barnett, assignee. Enters this disclaimerSponenbu'rg, Wadsworth, Ill. RAILWAY- Disclaimer filed November 9, 1908,by

To that part of the claim in said specification which is in thefollowing words to wit:

1. A railway-rail stay consisting of two separate rail-gripping jawsfulerumed on bearings, into engagement with the rail as set forth.

bearings sustained out of con- 2. A railway-rail stay consisting ofseparate laterall -movab1 Zach formed with a bottom portion bearing onthe under side of t h e r il fri d wiih il ependmg lug, a bolt passingthrough the lugs and provided with a head on one end and with a nut onthe opposite end, and an abutment depending from the bottom bearin ofone of the aws as set forth and shown. [Ofiicial Gazette, November 17,1.908.] g

Disclaimer in Letters Patent No.

DISCLAIMER.

757,754.Edwa,rd Laas, Elgin, and Hiram H Sponenburg, Wadsworth, Ill.RAILWAY- RAIL STAY. Patent dated April 19, 1904. Disclaimer filedNovember 9, 1908, by Olto R. Barnetl, assignee. En tors this disclaimerTo that part of the claim in said specification which is in thefollowing words,

to wit:

1. A railway-rail stay consisting of two separate rail-gripping jawsfulcrumed on the rail-flanges and with horizontally-prolonged bottombearings sustained out of contact with each other and abutting the sideof the tie, lugs projecting from said bottom bearings, and a boltengaging the lugs and provided with into engagement with the rail as setforth.

2. A railway-rail stay consisting of separate laterally-movablerail-gripping jaws, each formed with a bottom portion bearing on theunder side of the rail and with a depending lug,a bolt means for drawingthe jaws

